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St. Charles Parish board approves insurance renewals, revised budgets and month-to-month wellness contract
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Summary
The school board approved a property insurance renewal (reported 31% rate decrease), an auto physical damage renewal, revised FY2026 budgets, an Ochsner month-to-month digital medicine contract for employee wellness (passed 6–2), and a resolution authorizing the new CFO to manage school account signers.
At its March meeting, the St. Charles Parish School Board approved several financial and governance items, including insurance renewals, revised budgets and a month-to-month wellness contract for employees.
Property insurance: The board approved a property insurance renewal reported to yield a 31% rate decrease; the district credited Riverlands Insurance and its risk-management work for obtaining favorable terms. The transcript includes a numerical figure presented in the minutes that appears garbled; meeting minutes should be checked for the correct premium amount (transcript shows an implausible number that could be a transcription error).
Auto physical damage insurance: The board approved renewal quotes for auto physical damage coverage, with the staff noting the district sought quotes to cover older buses; the coverage was described as carrying a projected 1.9% premium increase effective May 1, 2026.
Ochsner Digital Medicine contract: The board approved a month-to-month agreement with Ochsner for the district's employee digital medicine (hypertension and diabetes monitoring) program. The motion (moved by Mister Gregson, seconded by Miss Boudreaux) passed with a recorded 6–2 vote; Mister Smith was explicitly recorded as a no vote. The motion as entered in the minutes was clarified to reflect approval of a month-to-month contract with provisions delegated to the superintendent and staff comparison reporting requested from the district’s insurance broker.
Revised FY2026 budgets: Citing Louisiana law that requires budget revision when operational variances exceed 5% (transcript reference to LA Rev. Stat. requirements), the board moved and adopted revised budgets for the general fund, special revenue, debt service, capital projects and lunch funds as presented.
CFO oversight resolution and personnel: The board approved a resolution authorizing the chief financial officer to approve changes to authorized signers and to open/close checking accounts for schools and centers. The resolution notes Adam Nabors was hired as CFO effective March 23, 2026.
Votes and next steps: Most insurance and budget items passed by voice vote as presented; the Ochsner contract recorded a 6–2 vote. The transcript contains some transcription errors and inconsistent numeric formatting in the minutes; the administration should confirm and publish corrected figures in the official minutes.
Ending: The board moved on to additional agenda items after recording these approvals.
